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Jan H. Mysjkin

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Nothingness

I delve into my memories: nothing,
I retrieve nothing.

I have written, and written, and written.
I have noted everything:
nothing.

The clouds drift by, the river
traverses the plains, the light opens
and shuts.

Nothing,
it leads to nothing.

I note the nothingness so as not to forget it.

© Translation: 2013, Jan H. Mysjkin
From: Enz., enz...
Publisher: De Contrabas, Utrecht, 2013

HET NIETS

HET NIETS

Ik duik mijn herinneringen in: niets,
ik haal niets op.

Ik heb geschreven, geschreven en geschreven.
Ik heb alles genoteerd:
niets.

De wolken drijven over, de rivier
vloeit de vlakten voor, het licht gaat open
en dicht.

Niets,
het leidt tot niets.

Ik noteer het niets om het niet te vergeten.

© 2013, Jan H. Mysjkin
From: Enz., enz...
Publisher: De Contrabas, Utrecht

Jan H. Mysjkin

Jan H. Mysjkin

(Belgium, 1955)

Jan H. Mysjkin, poet and writer, leads a semi-nomadic existence between addresses in Paris and Bucharest. He studied film production at the RITCS in Brussels, followed by philosophy and literature at the Rijksuniversiteit (State University) in Ghent. As a poet, he has consistently pursued a course that focuses on the experimental, linguistic aspect of poetry. He made his debut in 1985 with Vorm...

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Nothingness

I delve into my memories: nothing,
I retrieve nothing.

I have written, and written, and written.
I have noted everything:
nothing.

The clouds drift by, the river
traverses the plains, the light opens
and shuts.

Nothing,
it leads to nothing.

I note the nothingness so as not to forget it.

© 2013, Jan H. Mysjkin
From: Enz., enz...
Publisher: 2013, De Contrabas, Utrecht

Nothingness

I delve into my memories: nothing,
I retrieve nothing.

I have written, and written, and written.
I have noted everything:
nothing.

The clouds drift by, the river
traverses the plains, the light opens
and shuts.

Nothing,
it leads to nothing.

I note the nothingness so as not to forget it.

© 2013, Jan H. Mysjkin
From: Enz., enz...
Publisher: 2013, De Contrabas, Utrecht

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